論文

査読有り 最終著者
2010年7月1日

Anti-tribbles homolog 2 autoantibodies in Japanese patients with narcolepsy

Sleep
  • Hiromi Toyoda
  • ,
  • Susumu Tanaka
  • ,
  • Taku Miyagawa
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  • Yutaka Honda
  • ,
  • Katsushi Tokunaga
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  • Makoto Honda

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開始ページ
875
終了ページ
878
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1093/sleep/33.7.875
出版者・発行元
American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Study Objectives: Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. The association with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQB1*0602 and T-cell receptor alpha locus suggests that autoimmunity plays a role in narcolepsy. A recent study reported an increased prevalence of autoantibodies against Tribbles homolog 2 (TRIB2) in patients with narcolepsy. To replicate this finding, we examined anti-TRIB2 autoantibodies in Japanese patients with narcolepsy. Design: We examined anti-TRIB2 autoantibodies against a full-length [35S]-labeled TRIB2 antigen in Japanese patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy (n = 88), narcolepsy without cataplexy (n = 18), and idiopathic hypersomnia with long sleep time (n = 11). The results were compared to Japanese healthy controls (n = 87). Thirty-seven healthy control subjects were positive for HLA-DRB1*1501-DQB1*0602. We also examined autoantibodies against another Tribbles homolog, TRIB3, as an experimental control. Measurements and Results: Autoantibodies against TRIB2 were found in 26.1% of patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy, a significantly higher prevalence than the 2.3% in healthy controls. We found that anti-TRIB3 autoantibodies were rare in patients with narcolepsy and showed no association with anti-TRIB2 indices. No significant correlation was found between anti-TRIB2 positivity and clinical information. Conclusions: We confirmed the higher prevalence and specificity of anti-TRIB2 autoantibodies in Japanese patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy. This suggests a subgroup within narcolepsy-cataplexy might be affected by an anti-TRIB2 autoantibody-mediated autoimmune mechanism.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/33.7.875
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1093/sleep/33.7.875
  • ISSN : 1550-9109
  • ISSN : 0161-8105
  • SCOPUS ID : 77954353102

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